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Pacer Treadmill System Software

What is the Pacer Treadmill System Software?

Photo courtesy of Manly Sea Eagles NRL Team

Innervations has developed the Pacer Treadmill Software for the latest athlete powered treadmills from Woodway. These include the Force3 and the Curve3. The combination of state of the art non-motorized treadmill with powerful Windows software provides a testing and training system with stunning capabilities. The system is fully programmable and programs can be saved and recalled at will. This permits development of very specific continuous and interval training protocols which mimic the target sport. The Pacer function allows athletes and coaches to save a particular run and then call it up later to act as a pacer. This means the athlete can "race" themselves, or at least their performance from say 6 months previously. Alternatively the athlete can race other athlete performances.

A tachometer mounted on the treadmill drum continuously records distance travelled. From this distance data continuous velocity time data is calculated. A horizontally mounted force transducer permits measurement of propulsive force. Combining distance, velocity and force data actual horizontal work done and power output are calculated. Vertically mounted force transducers record the vertical force applied to the treadmill bed.

The complete on-line user guide for the Pacer Treadmill Software is available by clicking here.

Trial endpoints can be set for time, distance, speed or work. For example, a target distance of 100 meters can be set and then the athlete sprints over this distance and the data collection will finish at the 100 meter mark.

Both Metric and English units of measurement are provided.

The Force models 3 and 4 contain a magnetic particle brake providing smooth resistance that the athlete works against. This can be controlled from 0 to 57 kg (125lbs) by either adjusting the brake setting from the software interface or automatically changing according to your program designs.

Program designer is used to specify an almost unlimited series of stages. The duration, target speed, braking load, a visible prompt, and even a spoken command in the form of a sound file can be specified.

Key Benefits

Program repeat sprint bouts with unparalleled accuracy and mimic the target sport

Pacer function allows motivational racing against past performances or other athletes

Comprehensive graphs and reports

Measurement of distance, velocity, horizontal and vertical force, work done and power output

Instant feedback for the athlete during training and testing

All test results can be imported into word processor or spreadsheet programs for professional reporting and collation of test results

Computer Requirements

PC compatible computer running Windows 2000 or XP

USB port

Free introduction into the Pacer Treadmill System Software

We would really appreciate you taking the Pacer Treadmill System Software for a test try out. The full version of the software is available for free from our download page. You will be able to install and run the software in a demonstration mode to see if the system meets your requirements. Click here to view the on-line user guide.